on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:11:29PM +1100, Matt Chipman wrote: > > I have tried both blackbox and window maker and when they load, they > are in 16mill colors and at 800*600 but when i open a program such as > irc or any other type app, the application is huge and sometimes goes > off the screen so much so i cant reach the buttons on the top half or > bottom half of the screen with the mouse. >
My laptop is limited to 800x600, but I use X (4.1) all the time with no problems what so ever. I use Blackbox with a smallish theme and lots of workspaces - this combined with bbkeys makes it easy for me to quickly flip between workspaces. I also use AA fonts where possible as they are much more readable at smaller sizes, using this I can fit 4 80x25 xterms in a single workspace and them still be just about readable. I've also hacked my ~/.gtkrc 'theme' to use a smaller fonts so all my gtk and gnome apps fit much nicer. If an app does open too large, in blackbox ( and other wm's too I think ) holding down ALT and click dragging the oversized window allows you to drag it so you can reach the title bar buttons and resize it something more conservative. -- mallum
